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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stoner say opposed him and Katherine being together and that they were proving wrong?
(a) Sanctity of marriage.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Conventional wisdom.
(d) Love rules.

2. What must Stoner serve on in regards to Charles Walker's oral examination?
(a) His advisor.
(b) His dean.
(c) His examining committee.
(d) His teacher.

3. Who tries to convince Lomax to give Stoner his good class schedule back in Chapter XIV?
(a) Edith.
(b) Finch.
(c) Sloane.
(d) Masters.

4. How is Stoner and Katherine's affair described at the beginning of Chapter XIII?
(a) Bumpy.
(b) Nice.
(c) Joyously.
(d) Awkward.

5. How does Stoner find Katherine when he goes to visit her after hearing she was sick?
(a) Desperately unhappy.
(b) Happy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Curious.

6. Who aided Lomax in engineering university policies to help Walker?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) The dean.
(c) The president of the university.
(d) The chancellor.

7. What kind of company does Edith become involved in after her father's death?
(a) Theater.
(b) Catering.
(c) Law office.
(d) Florist.

8. What is the name of the graduate student Stoner meets with at the beginning of Chapter IX?
(a) Charles Walker.
(b) David Masters.
(c) Katherine Driscoll.
(d) Ed Frye.

9. What does Stoner find unfavorable at work after Lomax takes over the English department?
(a) He has less seminars.
(b) His teaching schedule.
(c) He loses his office.
(d) He only has one class.

10. What is the name of the head of the freshman English department that complains to Lomax about Stoner?
(a) Ehrhardt.
(b) Walker.
(c) Frye.
(d) Holland.

11. Who questions Stoner about his conduct against Walker in Chapter X?
(a) Gordon Finch.
(b) Hollis Lomax.
(c) Ed Frye.
(d) Archer Sloane.

12. What does Stoner make with his seminar class when he starts it in Chapter IX?
(a) A bad impression.
(b) A connection.
(c) A sloppy appearance.
(d) A dominant appearance.

13. What does Stoner refuse to let anyone do during his questioning of Walker in his oral examination?
(a) Talk.
(b) Interrupt.
(c) Breathe.
(d) Laugh.

14. Who is described as being only a little annoyed by Katherine and Stoner's relationship?
(a) Grace.
(b) Katherine's husband.
(c) Lomax.
(d) Edith.

15. How does Walker react to Stoner when he is threatened to be failed in his seminar?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Pleads with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Edith begin using against Stoner after her father's death?

2. What is Stoner certain of regarding Katherine when he realizes he has feelings for her?

3. Who does Stoner learn will be the new head of the English department from Finch?

4. How does Lomax respond to Stoner's threats of teaching his classes wrong in Chapter XIV?

5. Where does Stoner begin spending his time after Edith remodels his study?

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